Glass & Cap Installation
GenerAL InForMATIon
Glass comes packaged in cardboard cases . When storing glass,
put it upright against a wall or post . All glass is a 3mm / 24 oz .
thickness (unless it is a special order) . When handling glass, put
one hand on the bottom and one hand on the side . Do not hold
the glass flat in your hands .
(When laying out the glass for your
greenhouse, do not lay the glass on your lawn while the sun is shining
because the glass
will
burn the grass.)
The following boxes
indicate the picture or illustration that will assist you with your
assembly .
12 . GLAzInG
remove all paper from the foam strips if you pre-taped it .
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13 . SIDeWALLS
(see the glass sketch for sizes)
A . Take a piece of glass and hold it along the long side . Set the 24” width of the glass on your
aluminum base against the glass bar and push it gently toward the greenhouse
(see page 23
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) . If the greenhouse is not square, push the gutter over to square it . If it is a warm day, the
foam will stick to
the glass and you
can walk away and
get your aluminum
cap . The cap (
see
sketch for length
) is
pushed against the
glass . use #8 x 3/4”
screws to fasten the
cap to the Glass
Bar . hold the cap
against the glass
and put in your
screws . When the
screw hits the cap, make a 1/4” turn . In other words,
do not tighten the screws too tightly.
Also,
do not put a screw in the top hole of the cap . When the first piece of glass and cap is installed,
go to the next bay . Finish off the bottom row on one side only . open the bundle of plastic “
” and push one over the edge of the glass
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. Sometimes the plastic “ ” is a little too tight to
push on . If so, use a screwdriver to open it up a little
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(See the pictures on the next page).
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